Buckle which is releasable by depression of a hinged member

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EP 0 681 793 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.10.1996 Bulletin 1996/41

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	15.11.1995 Bulletin 1995/46

(21)	Application number: 95302327.2

(22)	Date of filing: 07.04.1995

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: A44B 11/26

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

11.05.1994 US 241382

(71)	Applicant: NATIONAL MOLDING CORPORATION
	Farmingdale, NY 11735-1065 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Anscher, Joseph Muttontown, New York, N.Y. 11791 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bucks, Teresa Anne et al
	Boult, Wade & Tennant 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ London EC4A 1PQ (GB)

(54)	Buckle which is releasable by depression of a hinged member

(57) A multiple-piece buckle (1) having a socket member (3) and at least one plug member (2), wherein the plug member (2) has a resilient tongue (19) which defines an aperture (26) or other opening near a distal end thereof, and wherein the socket member (3) includes a lug or pin (24) which is adapted to fit into the aperture (25) to lock the plug member (2) into the socket member (3). The socket member (3) includes a hinged plate or button (12) in a top face thereof which can be depressed to force the resilient tongue (19) of the plug member (2) away from the pin to release the aperture so as to disengage the buckle.

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